Will there be indexation in February for working pensioners? Latest pension indexation news
– the latest and most recent news about the indexation of pensions for working and non-working pensioners. What can those who are already retired and those who are just about to receive a pension expect from the state?
Indexation of pensions in 2017-2018 – to whom, how much and when?
To begin with, we note that money for additional payments to the pensions of Russians has already been included in the budget, as previously reported. It remains to summarize how many waves of indexation should we expect in 2018 and are there any increases left at the end of 2017?
All waves of pension indexation for all categories of pensioners and benefit recipients took place in February, April and August 2017. January of the new year is just around the corner with new numbers. In 2018, three waves of indexation are expected, which will be divided into consumers: first - non-working pensioners, then - social pensioners, then - working pensioners.
Indexation schedule for 2018 by month:
January 1 - 3.7%. Recipients are, respectively, non-working pensioners who receive an insurance pension. This means that citizens have accumulated enough experience to receive an insurance pension. The insurance pension is formed from the monthly insurance contributions of working Russians (not pensioners) to the Pension Fund. That is, working “youth” provide pensions. In other words, those who paid enough in their time receive it. Let us remind you that this indexation is for pensioners who are not registered at work.
April 1 – 4.1%. Recipients are social pensioners, that is, those who receive social benefits receive it from the state. These are disabled people, veterans and orphans, as well as those citizens whose work record book does not contain the length of service to receive an insurance pension. As the Pension Fund explains, all those who have a social pension less than the subsistence minimum have the right to additional payments in their region of residence.
August 1 – points. Recipients are working pensioners. Disclaimer - indexation of pensions still passes by those who continue to work. As KP reports, citing the head of the Ministry of Labor Maxim Topilin, nothing has changed for them yet:
“We have not changed the conditions, the moratorium has been maintained,” Topilin said.
However, this does not mean that pensioners work just like that, and not for the sake of their length of service and social guarantees. The length of service that is added to what has already been accumulated also affects pension payments even without any indexation.
Pensions for working pensioners were not indexed, but points were indexed.
Thus, in 2018, the amount of one pension point will be 81.49 rubles compared to 78.58 rubles in 2017. The size of the point depends on length of service and salary, and during several years of the moratorium on indexation, working pensioners, of course, earned something. These points will be taken into account in subsequent payments, however, as reported by the Pension Fund, no more than 3 points per year will be taken into account, that is, the “ceiling” for an increase in pension in this case is 245 rubles...
Also, subject to delayed retirement, an increasing adjustment factor will be applied to the assigned pension, by which the pension will be multiplied if the person decides to leave work.
Indexation for military pensioners happens outside of the general plan. The increase in military personnel is controlled by the law of the Russian Federation 4468-I as amended on January 1, 2017. According to the law, the increase in pensions for military personnel is carried out with an increase in salary and with an increase in the coefficient, that is, according to the same scheme as indexation for working pensioners.
Legislative decisions of the Government of the Russian Federation provide for an increase in pension and social payments every year. In December, the Pension Fund (PF) announced the indexation of pension accruals for retired citizens who do not have additional income from work. What will be the real increase in pensions for non-working pensioners in 2018 and when can citizens who have rightfully deserved a vacation be expected to receive such an increase?
What is pension indexation
It is known that pensions are indexed by the Government in order to implement nationwide measures, the purpose of which is to improve the quality of life of Russians and compensate for price increases. When talking about indexation, it is necessary to distinguish this term from the recalculation of pension insurance payments, especially since these concepts are often confused. Indexing affects exclusively non-working pensioners, and recalculation of accruals is provided for working pensioners.
If an elderly person continues to work and receives a salary, the recalculation depends on the transfers from his employer. Upon dismissal, all indexations that occurred during his work are taken into account and after 3 months the amount of pension benefits increases by the required coefficients. There is no need to apply for such promotions yourself. The territorial bodies of the Pension Fund independently carry out the calculations.
In discussions about reform, the State Duma believes that working pensioners do not need indexation of insurance coverage, explaining this by a shortage of money in the funded part. As a possible way out of this situation, to replace the frozen pension savings of NPFs, an application for discussion of the implementation of the IPC (individual pension capital) system is proposed, which would relieve the burden on the budget and increase provision for everyone.
Average pension in Russia
The average annual pension amount does not depend on the cost of living. According to calculated data from the Pension Fund of Russia, payments to old-age pensioners in 2018 will amount to 14 thousand rubles. on average, while today the pension subsistence minimum is 8,496 rubles. Through indexation, the Government of the country significantly reduces the difference between these indicators. Some older Russians receive benefits below the minimum subsistence level. Such citizens are entitled to special additional payments, which are also regularly indexed simultaneously with labor pensions.
Legal regulation
Supplements for payments to non-working pensioners in 2018 are established in accordance with the main legal documents in this area: the laws “On Insurance Pensions” No. 400-FZ and “On State Social Assistance” No. 178-FZ, which provides for an annual increase from February of fixed insurance payments, pension coefficient and social surcharges on the consumer price increase index of the past year. This amount is set by the Government of the country, and the source of funds is the budget of the Russian Pension Fund.
The cost of the coefficient every year from April is determined by the law on the budget of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation for the current and next period. To implement indexing in 2018 under a special regime, it was necessary to make changes to this legal area: a law was developed and considered by the State Duma simultaneously with the law on the Pension Fund budget. At the end of 2018, on December 28, the President signed Law No. 420-FZ dated December 28, 2017, which approved the specifics of increasing the insurance pension for the next year. The PF budget for 2018 was adjusted by law dated December 19, 2016 No. 416-FZ.
Increasing pensions for non-working pensioners
According to the new legal norms, indexation is provided for all grounds for assigning insurance pensions - old age or disability, loss of a breadwinner. It will be produced at an accelerated pace, taking into account the excess of expected inflation in 2018. The goal is to provide a more tangible increase in income for non-working pensioners in the new year. At the same time as the indexed insurance part, the cost of the pension coefficient (point) will increase.
The provision of social pensioners will not be left without an increase. This group of people includes disabled people, WWII veterans, certain categories of dependents and Russians who were unable to earn the required number of years of work (insurance) service by retirement age. For such categories, legislative changes clarify that the final material support of a pensioner citizen must be no less than for the previous year (taking into account the current year’s social benefits).
The upcoming indexation is provided only for non-working elderly people, and working pensioners are expected to provide for themselves. They are scheduled to receive an increase based on the points they earn starting in August. Experts consider this approach not only erroneous, but discriminatory and socially unfair. Many pensioners work for a small income that does not cover rising prices, and are deprived of indexation. According to the law, after leaving work, such citizens wait 3 months for the indexed increase. In 2018, they will already receive an increase in benefits after dismissal from the 1st month.
Indexation percentage
According to the new law No. 420-FZ, the fixed insurance payment has been increased by 1.037 times and its established amount is 4982 rubles. 90 kopecks The coefficient is also increased by 1.037 times and is equal to 81 rubles. 49 kopecks The indexation value, amounting to 3.7%, is higher than the indicator for forecasting economic inflationary processes (2.6%). Currently, the consumer price index is 3.2%. For the first time during the crisis years, the indexation of pensions for non-working citizens in 2018 was marked by a level higher than actual inflation (by 1.1%). The size of the increase in social security will be 4.1%.
When will the pension be increased?
Previously, insurance (labor) pension accruals were indexed from February 1, but in 2017 the coefficients were replaced by a one-time compensation payment of 5 thousand rubles. The innovations of Law No. 420-FZ are not only recalculation, but also changes in payment dates. It was decided to increase the increase ahead of schedule from January 1, 2018 and once. The effect of the relevant rules on additional annual increases has been suspended until 2018. Federal beneficiaries will begin to receive indexed payments from February 1, the size of their increase takes into account the inflation forecast - 3.2 percent.
How the insurance part will change
As a result of the approved pension growth indices from January 1, 2018 (for comparison, data for 2017 are also shown) will be the following values:
Individual pension coefficient in 2018
The legal basis for pension provision is reviewed every year. In 2018, to assign an insurance pension to a Russian, a work experience of 9 years or more is required. To calculate pension payments, all the rights of a retired citizen are taken into account, converted into points: the length of his work activity; wage; employer insurance contributions. To acquire the right to an insurance pension, you need to have a total of 13.8 points. Such coefficients (pension points) have also been increasing since January, along with general indexation from 78 rubles. 28 kopecks up to 81 rub. 49 kopecks
Indexation of fixed payment
The slowdown of inflation processes in Russia allowed the Ministry of Economic Development to predict a decrease in the price index. Pension indexation funds have already been included in the country's budget in a higher amount of 3.7-3.8%, which corresponded to the early inflation forecast. The government decided to implement the increase by 3.7 percent and do it ahead of schedule by one month. As a result, the fixed payment is indexed by a factor of 1.037 times (in the amount of 4982.9 rubles) and the average annual amount of security accrued for old age is projected at the level of 14075 rubles.
Military pension from January 1, 2018
Former military personnel, like other persons with pensioner status, hope for an increase in state material payments and expect an increase in the so-called “reduction coefficient” for calculating their pensions. At the same time, the Government of the country decided to freeze the reduction coefficient and return to considering the issue of increasing it during the execution of the budget.
So far, along with the indexation of pensions for non-working pensioners in 2018, the provision of military pensioners is indexed by 4 percent. Their average increase will be about a thousand rubles, from 24,500 to 25,500 rubles. This will happen not from February, but from January 1, as for civilians. In addition, the President established that indexation should be carried out every year for military employees of the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Investigative Committee, with the establishment of a monthly additional payment for the rank. These innovations take effect from 02/01/2018.
The purpose of the changes is to increase social protection for employees who have left the Prosecutor's Office or the Investigative Committee. Until 2018, military prosecutors and investigators were subordinate to the Ministry of Defense, and then they became part of the staff of the Prosecutor General’s Office or the Investigative Committee. As a result, there was a difference in the provision of such pensioners. The exact amount of increase for them depends on the rank (title) upon dismissal from the authorities.
Increase in social pensions from April 2018
The introduced amendments to pension law also affected social pension payments. Provision is made not only for the indexation of pensions for non-working pensioners in 2018, but also for working persons in this category who receive a social pension from the state. It will be 4.1%. The increase period is set from 04/01/2018. Social pensioners will be paid additionally up to the subsistence level.
According to the state statistical service, in a number of regions of the country the minimum subsistence level of a pensioner has decreased, which, as a conclusion from the current legislation, entails a reduction in social security payments, but with the latest legal innovations this will not be allowed. It was decided that the total financial support of a pensioner citizen should be no less than last year (taking into account current additional payments and benefits).
How much will pensions be indexed?
Currently, over 4 million people receive a social pension. The growth percentage for them will be 4.1 versus 1.5 percent in 2018, and the average pension social payment will increase to 9,045 rubles, whereas previously social security from the state was 8,700 rubles. The pension increase in 2018 for non-working pensioners of this group will be carried out in the spring of the coming financial period: these pensioners are included in the 2nd stage of indexing.
Indexation of social benefits for disabled people
The state also pays social pensions to disabled people, who are also scheduled for an increase. Such indexing will be carried out according to the characteristics of disability assignment. So, some people receive 15,000-16,000 rubles, and many who do not have the necessary experience, who have only 5,000-6,000 rubles. These disabled people with incomes below the subsistence level are entitled to additional social protection.
Social pension payments are indexed by 4.1% (for comparison: in 2018 the increase was 1.5 percent). Thus, the average pension for disabled people of the 1st group. from childhood or a disabled child in 2018 will reach 13,699 rubles against the previous 13,026 rubles. It is important that this coefficient is also higher than the predicted inflation level. The size of the final social assistance supplement depends on the group and the reason for receiving disability (see table above).
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Found an error in the text? Select it, press Ctrl + Enter and we will fix everything! Social pensions for working and non-working pensioners in Russia will be indexed from April 1, 2018 and will amount to more than 9 thousand rubles. The Russian Pension Fund spoke about this.
"State pensions pension provision, including social benefits, will be increased for working and non-working pensioners by 4.1%. As a result, the average annual social pension will increase to 9,045 rubles,” the pension fund reported.
Note that the amount of 9,045 rubles is equivalent to 103.7% of the minimum subsistence level for a pensioner.
The pension fund also noted that the average social pension for disabled children and people with disabilities since childhood of the first group next year will be 13,699 rubles.
Let us remind you that it became known earlier that spending on social payments in Russia in 2018 will increase to 981 billion rubles.
According to Topilin, indexation of social pensions from April 1, 2018 is planned in the draft budget of the Russian Federation at the level of 4.1%. “Social pensions, nothing changes there [in the indexation mechanism],” the minister said, explaining that indexation will be 4.1%.
At the same time, according to him, indexation is not provided for working pensioners next year. “No, we have not changed the conditions, the moratorium has been maintained,” Topilin added.
Earlier, the press service of the Russian Pension Fund (PFR) reported that the average increase in old-age insurance pensions in 2018 could be about 400 rubles. According to the Pension Fund of Russia, in 2017 the average old-age insurance pension was 13,657 rubles, and in 2018 it could rise to 14,045 rubles.
Indexation of pensions in 2018: who will receive what increase?
Pensions will increase three times, but once each for different categories of pensioners: in January, April and August. For the most part, everything is as usual, but in 2018 there were some changes in the rules for indexing pensions.January. Non-working pensioners
The increase for this category will take place on January 1. The government decided to move the indexation date forward a month - before this, the increase was accrued from February 1. By law, pensions grow at the level of last year's price increase. Therefore, the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation usually waited for Rosstat to finally calculate inflation. And only after that they began to distribute pensions. In 2018 the increase will be faster.
It was decided to index pensions by 3.7% from January 1, 2018. Do this earlier in order to ensure a more significant increase in real pensions next year,” said Minister of Labor and Social Protection Maxim Topilin recently.
The government initially planned an increase of about 4% next year. This was the forecast for current inflation. But the reality turned out to be much more positive. Now, according to fresh data from Rosstat, over the past year (since last September) prices have increased by only 3%. Therefore, the Cabinet of Ministers decided not to wait for official figures and immediately budget an increase of 3.7%. In any case, it will be higher than real inflation.
Let us remind you that this year the average old-age insurance pension is 13,657 rubles. Taking into account indexation, in a year it will increase to 14,045 rubles. That is, the average increase will be about 400 rubles.
April. Social pensioners
More than 4 million people receive a social pension in Russia. As a rule, these are disabled people, war veterans, children left without a breadwinner in the family and other beneficiaries, as well as those who have not earned the required length of service. Now the average social pension is 8,742 rubles. From April 1, 2018 it will increase by 4.1%.
For comparison, the average annual social pension for disabled children and group I disabled children since childhood is 13,241 rubles. But there are also those who receive only 5 - 6 thousand rubles. As the Pension Fund of Russia explains, all pensioners (both social and insurance) whose income is below the pensioner’s subsistence level (PL) in their region of residence are entitled to social supplements. They increase the benefit amount to the PMP level.
August. Working pensioners
In total there are 43 million pensioners in Russia. Of these, approximately a third (14 million people) are employed. Pension indexation does not apply to them. Several years ago (after another reform) it was canceled. Working pensioners were given only an increase due to an increase in length of service.
We have not changed the conditions, the moratorium has been maintained,” Maxim Topilin explained recently.
Companies continue to pay insurance premiums for working pensioners. According to the new rules, they are transformed into pension points. One point in 2017 is valued at 78.58 rubles, and next year it will be 81.49 rubles. And the higher the salary, the more points you can earn. But there is a ceiling: the maximum increase in 2018 can be up to three pension points, that is, about 245 rubles, the Pension Fund specified.
For working pensioners, other incentives have appeared - for example, you can postpone retirement voluntarily (or suspend receiving a pension) and then receive an increasing coefficient (the formula is on the Pension Fund website). But very few have taken advantage of this so far.
The size of the fixed payment after indexation will be 4,982.9 rubles per month. The average annual old-age insurance pension in 2018 will be 14,075 rubles. From April 1, 2018, state pension pensions, including social pensions, for working and non-working pensioners will be indexed by 4.1 percent. The average annual social pension will be 9,045 rubles.
The average social pension for disabled children and people with disabilities since childhood of the first group will be 13,699 rubles. From February 1, 2018, the size of the monthly cash payment (MCB) received by federal beneficiaries will be indexed by 3.2 percent. The compensation payment to those caring for disabled citizens will be 1.2 thousand rubles per month.
Payments to unemployed parents of disabled children and people with disabilities since childhood will be made in the amount of 5.5 thousand rubles. As before, in 2018, all elderly people whose pension is below the subsistence level will receive a social supplement up to the level of the official pensioner’s subsistence level. The main type of pensions in the region in 2018 will continue to be insurance pension. More than 90 percent of all pensioners receive it.
The topic of increasing pensions in Russia today is being discussed very actively at all levels.
Of course, in 2016 indexation was not carried out in full; in 2017 the increase was not as large as many older people wanted. That’s why many people are worried about whether there will be an increase in pensions in 2018 and by what percentage the payments will increase.
Some pension parameters for 2018 have become known today.
Pension 2018: latest news on indexation
The government has already revealed plans for indexing pensions in 2018, which means something definite can be said on this issue.
Pension increase in 2018: should we expect an increase?
The question of whether there will be indexation of pensions in 2018 can be answered definitely - there will be an increase. The question is by what percentage?
Let us remind you that in February 2016, pensioners’ pensions were increased by only 4 percent. The government promised pensioners a second indexation in the second half of the year, but it did not happen. Instead, pensioners were given lump sum payment in the amount of 5 thousand rubles, and even then in January 2017.
The authorities promised to index pensions in full in 2017, that is, at the inflation rate of 2016. According to official data from Rosstat, inflation in Russia in 2016 was 5.6 percent. As a result, in February 2017, the insurance pension was raised by 5.4 percent, and in April by another 0.38 percent.
By what percentage will pensions increase in Russia in 2018? Let us recall that Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets reported that the country is restoring the usual, legal procedure for indexing pensions - according to actual inflation. This means that in 2018, insurance pensions should be increased to the inflation rate for 2017. What this value will be will become clear by the end of the year. But plans for future indexing have become known today.
Indexation of pensions in 2018: by what percentage
As Rossiyskaya Gazeta previously reported, from February 2018, insurance pensions were planned to be increased by 3.8 percent. This is indicated in the main parameters of the budget of the Russian Pension Fund (PFR) for 2018 and the planned 2019-2020 years. Accordingly, the cost of the individual pension coefficient (pension point), taking into account which insurance pensions are assigned, should have increased from 78.58 rubles to 81.57 rubles.
However, judging by the latest news, the situation has changed. Labor Minister Maxim Topilin recently told reporters that insurance pensions will increase by 3.7 percent in 2018, not from February 1, as usual, but from January 1. The change in timing is aimed at ensuring a more significant increase in real pensions next year, RIA Novosti reports. The cost of one pension coefficient will be 81 rubles 96 kopecks.
In addition, it is proposed to adjust the size of the fixed payment to insurance pensions, setting it from January 1, 2018 in the amount of 4982.9 rubles (an increase of 1.037%). As a result, the average annual old-age insurance pension in Russia will increase in 2018 to 14,137 rubles and amount to 160.5% of a pensioner’s subsistence level.
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Why has the indexation percentage decreased slightly? But because inflation in Russia is decreasing faster than planned. Until recently, the inflation forecast for 2017 was 3.7 - 3.8%, but now the data has changed. It is now expected that inflation in 2017, according to official data, will be only 3.2%, and, accordingly, pensions will rise even more than prices.
Let us remind you what increase in pension is planned for the future. In 2019 and 2020, the old-age pension will increase by 4 percent per year, said Alexander Kurtin, deputy chairman of the board of the Russian Pension Fund (PFR). Rossiyskaya Gazeta also wrote about this
Pensions for working pensioners in 2017 - 2018
Unfortunately, there is not much to please working pensioners.
Working pensioners will not have their pensions indexed in February 2018. And in the next couple of years, they may not expect indexation of their pensions if they work during this period.
Let us remind you that in accordance with current legislation, starting from 2016, planned indexation of the insurance pension and the fixed payment to it, carried out on February 1, does not apply to working pensioners. For a pension increase to occur, you must quit your job.
But in August 2018, working pensioners will receive a traditional non-declaration recalculation. The increase in pension as a result of recalculation is individual in nature and depends on the amount of insurance contributions that the employer paid to the Pension Fund for a working pensioner in 2017.
Pension increase from April 1, 2018: by how much?
State pension benefits, including social ones, will be increased from April 1, 2018 for both working and non-working pensioners. How much? But this is actually a good question.
As we remember, from April 1, 2017, state pensions, including social ones, were indexed by 1.5 percent.
It was previously reported that in 2018 social pensions are planned to increase by 1.2 percent. Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Russian Pension Fund (PFR) Alexander Kurtin spoke about this in the summer. And now other information is coming. Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported that the indexation of social pensions from April 1, 2018 is planned at 4.1 percent! Well, let's see what figure the State Duma approves. As soon as new data appears, we will immediately inform the readers of the latest news!
Let us remind you that in the next two years, in 2019 and 2020, the social pension, according to the deputy chairman of the board of the Russian Pension Fund (PFR) Alexander Kurtin, is planned to be increased by 3.9 percent and 3.5 percent, respectively.
Let us note that, as before, in 2018 there will be no pensioners in Russia with a monthly income below the subsistence level of a pensioner in the region of residence. All non-working pensioners will receive a social supplement to their pension up to the level of the pensioner’s subsistence level in their region of residence.
Pension indexation calendar for 2018
Based on this information, you can draw up a preliminary pension increase calendar for 2018.
- From January 2018, the insurance pension for non-working pensioners will increase by 3.7 percent.
- From February 2018, other monthly payments to beneficiaries will be indexed by 3.2%.
- From April 2018, the social pension will increase by 4.1 percent.
- In August 2018, pensions for working pensioners will be recalculated, depending on their salary for 2017, but not more than 3 pension points.
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Life has become a little easier for pensioners in Russia - their pensions have been raised. However, the increase was not much and not for everyone. What this is connected with, who will receive what increase, explains Federal News Agency.
What will be the increase in pension?
Who will receive this increase?
Officially working pensioners will receive an increase.
From when will the increased pension be calculated?
Working pensioners will begin to receive a pension with the specified increase from August 1, 2017.
What is the size of the increase made up of?
In this case, we are talking about increasing the insurance part of the pension, which is calculated according to the so-called point system. In 2016, all working pensioners (about 14 million Russians) were awarded three points, which amounted to 222 rubles.
You don't need to do anything for this. As they told Federal News Agency in the Pension Fund of Russia (PFR), in this case there is a so-called non-declaration recalculation, which occurs automatically annually for working pensioners (receiving an old-age or disability insurance pension). We are talking about pensioners working legally, whose employers paid insurance premiums for them in 2016.
The increase depends on the salary of a working pensioner in 2016, to which insurance payments made by the employer are tied, and the accrual of pension points depends on this. The maximum increase in 2016 corresponds to three pension points in cash equivalent. The cost of a pension point in 2016 is 74.27 rubles; when this amount is multiplied by three, the result is approximately 222 rubles.
What is a point system for calculating pensions?
The point system for calculating insurance pensions has been in effect in Russia since January 1, 2015. Now, in order to receive an insurance pension, a citizen must have a certain minimum length of service and the required number of pension points.
The point system provides for individual calculation of pensions, taking into account accumulated points for length of service, length of service, “northern” bonuses, etc. The cash equivalent of the pension point changes annually. The goal of the point system is to make the calculation of pensions more transparent and understandable, as well as to force employers to take the payment of insurance contributions to the pension fund more seriously. According to the Pension Fund of Russia, the average old-age insurance pension in 2016 in Russia amounted to 13.17 thousand rubles.
Why did the Pension Fund make this increase?
According to many experts, and even working pensioners themselves, the increase of 222 rubles is insignificant, but in this case the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation is implementing the previously adopted law, and money, as we know, is never superfluous.
Does this mean that the pensions of working pensioners will not be indexed?
No, this increase has nothing to do with the annual indexation of pensions, the Pension Fund explained. When indexed, pensions increase by a certain percentage.
When is an increase expected for non-working pensioners?
For non-working pensioners, the pension this year has already been indexed from February 1, 2017, increasing it by 5.6%. The next increase in pensions and social benefits, as stated in the Ministry of Labor, is coming on February 1, 2018 and will correspond to the inflation rate for 2017. In addition, pensioners will probably receive one-time payments, perhaps timed to coincide with the elections.
How to increase pensions for all Russians
Pensions in the Russian Federation are low, this is a well-known fact. Let us remind you that international experts recently recognized Russia as one of the least favorable countries for retirees. Such conclusions were made on the basis of the Global Retirement Index, which is compiled annually by the French financial corporation Natixis. In this ranking, which looked at the situation in 43 countries, Russia took 40th place, being one of the least comfortable countries for retirees.
According to the head of the “Finance and Economics” department of the Institute of Contemporary Development (INSOR) Nikita Maslennikov, the current situation depends on many factors, including due to the fact that the authorities, for various reasons, do not dare to take a long-overdue measure - raising the retirement age.
“With the growing number of pensioners, the burden on each worker will increase, and, of course, raising the retirement age is necessary,” Maslennikov noted in a comment to the Federal News Agency. “The question is when to do this, and what additional measures will it be accompanied by, including in terms of guarantees for working pensioners.”
More with opinion Nikita Maslennikov about what hinders the development of the Russian pension system, read Federal News Agency.